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What are the four culpable mental states (mens rea) in criminal law?  (Bonus – possible points 4)

Terrorists are willing to take innocent lives to:

Intentional acts that hinder, corrupt, or impede the functioning of the judicial system are the definition of:​

Margaret is at a friend’s house, toasting their graduation from high school. Margaret is getting tipsy and tired and decides to go home. Margaret’s friend protests and asks her to stay the night, but Margaret is adamant and leaves. Margaret weaves into the oncoming lane, forcing the car in the opposite lane to run into the ditch. The police stop Margaret after witnessing the incident. Margaret stops the tests midway through and refuses to cooperate. Because of ___ laws, she immediately loses her license.​

Why does the Bible give God an unpronounceable name?  

List at least 4 of the attempts cities and states have made to regulate gang activity. (Example: Laws punishing parents for the gang behavior of their children).

State the elements of identity theft crimes.

Part of the last verses of Judges says, “they did what was right in their own eyes.” The writer of the book might be suggesting that

Sammy, the mayor of Friendlyville, was charged with stealing $58,000 from the Boys’ and Girls’ Club. He takes the stand in his own defense and claims it was the deputy mayor, John, who was the real mastermind behind the scheme. This is an outright lie. John takes the witness stand and testifies that not only did Sammy steal from the Boys’ and Girls’ Club, but he sold town secrets to the Russians! This, too, is an outright lie. The defendant(s) who would be guilty of tax evasion would include:​

Linda decides she needs some furnishings for her room, but is currently out of work and out of cash. She’s maxed out on her credit cards, but in the mail a solicitation from a credit card company arrives, addressed to Linda’s roommate. Linda sees an opportunity and goes online to apply, posing as the roommate. Two weeks later, the new credit card arrives and off goes Linda to the stores. Because Linda applied for the credit card online, she may be charged with:​